KCTU Defies Coronavirus Restriction and Holds Mass Protest in Central Seoul

It looks like the KCTU has immunity to coronavirus prevention measures put in place across South Korea. The next time any organization wants to hold a large gathering I guess they can just call it a KCTU protest and they will be okay:

The protesters affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) poured onto the streets in downtown en masse around 1:30 p.m. and began marching toward Seodaemun Station, holding flags and banners calling for labor rights.

Some of them scuffled with police trying to prevent them from moving to the rally site.

Police mobilized about 12,000 personnel and set up fences and bus walls in central Seoul to prevent the rally.

The strike was held despite the government’s call for restraint amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unionized members called for guaranteeing workers’ rights and ensuring better working conditions, as they sought to bring labor issues to the forefront in the run-up to the 2022 presidential elections.You can read more at the link.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but the KCTU claims 27,000 protesters showed up.